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Pope Francis asks for forgiveness for abuses and exploitation
Before leaving Ireland, Pope tells bishops they must address clerical abuse with honesty, courage
Pope in Ireland: Francis speaks of Church’s failure to tackle clerical abuse ‘scandal’
Pontiff addresses crowd of 82,000 at Croke Park at the end of the first day of his visit
Pope’s visit to Ireland: everything you need to know
Why is he visiting? Where will he stay? and more questions answered
Thomas Cook confirms it’s open to a possible deal for its airline business
Shares in UK tour operator rose the most in more than two months
O’Leary warns of Ryanair profit slump as fuel and labour costs increase
Airline says oil price will add €400m to its own fuel bill and threaten rivals’ viability
€900m loan to Alitalia may constitute state aid, says European Commission
Brussels is investigating two bridging loans to establish whether guidelines breached
Aer Lingus owner IAG considers bid for Norwegian Air
Deal could help group boost market share as competition increases from low-cost carriers
Conference to attract record numbers of high flyers
The real value of the event for participants is the deals that are done in some of the event’s 60 private meeting rooms
Avolon chief Dómhnal Slattery says aircraft lessor has $5bn cushion
Slattery tells conference Avolon insulated itself against problems likely to hit its parent
EasyJet secures revenue boost from faltering rivals
Troubles at Air Berlin, Alitalia and Ryanair proved an opportunity for British airline
Iseq outperforms Europe as Dax reaches record high
Ireland’s benchmark Iseq overall index closed up by 1.17%
Carillion collapse weighs heavily on UK and European equities
Ireland’s benchmark Iseq index bucked the trend to close marginally ahead
The return of supersonic travel and why you should be wary of smart bags
Road Warrior: Dublin Convention Bureau wins €64m of new business
Ryanair faces strike as crews in Italy prepare to walk out
Pilots and flight attendants in Italy plan to strike for four hours on December 15th
German regulator checks up on air fares following Air Berlin's collapse
Lufthansa has rejected complaints over rising prices
Ryanair’s caught between rebellious pilots and the wrath of investors
Analysis: Michael O’Leary has said he’d rather cut off his own hands than sign a deal with a union
Dublin-based SMBC flying high as profits continue to rise
The value of SMBC Aviation Capital’s aircraft stood at $10.5bn at the end of September
Wizz Air lifts outlook but shares lose altitude
Eastern Europe-focused carrier has withstood the pressures in the aviation sector
Ryanair hopes long-haul deal with Aer Lingus will start in 2018
Web Summit: Integrated system will enable customers to buy tickets from rival
Ryanair strike threat in Italy recedes amid questions over legality
Industrial action by cabin crew and pilots pencilled in for Friday has been postponed
Lufthansa eyes improving revenue trends but sticks to profit goal
German airline sticks to profit target to earn more than 2016 total of €1.75 billion
Lufthansa confirms offer for part of Alitalia
Offer made by German carrier for planes, runway slots and air crew
Alitalia sale delayed after string of woes at European airlines
Italy’s economic development ministry blamed the delay on “extraordinary events” changing the “strategic dynamics” in the sector
Lufthansa snaps up parts of failed Air Berlin
The airline signed a €210m deal to buy parts of the insolvent Air Berlin
EasyJet counting on failure of rival carriers to help speed its expansion
UK low cost airline to boost its capacity by 6% in 2018 and is bidding for parts of Air Berlin
Ryanair PR machine all smiles despite cancellations turbulence
Business Week: Frances Fitzgerald in the Far East; tracker scandal; and newspaper woes
Ryanair drops bid for Alitalia to focus on pilot roster difficulties
Airline stops circling insolvent Italian carrier as it slows down planned winter growth
Banks lead European stocks to 10-week high
US tax plan fuels investors’ hopes of ‘Trumpflation’ trading
Ryanair moves to quell unrest among pilots and shareholders
Cost of last week’s flight cancellations ‘should be under €25 million’, says airline
Three out of four airline passengers do not complain - survey
Air travellers believe carriers do not listen research finds
Irish tech firm Boxever looks to raise €6m in funding
Dublin-based big data and personalisation platform seeks follow-on investment
Ryanair will bid to operate 90 Alitalia planes, says O’Leary
Planes would come with their pilots, cabin crew and fly existing routes
Germany is ‘banana republic’ of European aviation, Ryanair says
Airline has complained to competition authorities over Air Berlin ‘stitch-up’
Business week: Businesses unconvinced by Brexit Border plans
Air Berlin goes south, Quinn returns, Voxpro sells up and Irish consumers are upbeat
Talks between Ryanair and UK transport secretary ‘went well’
Michael O’Leary in London to voice concerns about Brexit’s potential impact on aviation
Ryanair hindered by Italian plan to avoid Alitalia break-up
Budget carrier has previously said it’s interested in Alitalia’s long-haul business
It’s summer time, so why is it so cold on airplanes?
As up to 100,000 people a day travel through Dublin airport in summer, we answer this and other travel questions
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices